MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3147 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2009 Spring Last Admit Term: 2018 Spring Award: AAS Total Credits: 62 CIP Code: 11.0801	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Computer Information System (12) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 15-1134, 27-1014, 27-1024??

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Multimedia and Business Technology is a discipline that integrates business applications with multiple digital media types including text, graphics, animation, audio and video and then delivers this interactive material electronically. The Associate of Applied Science in Multimedia and Business Technology will help prepare students for technical career opportunities with corporations, organizations, educational institutions, government agencies, entertainment, and advertising industries that require interactive content to support, enhance and/or market their product or service.

The curriculum brings together business concepts and multimedia technology to prepare students for careers such as a Multimedia Producer, Multimedia Scriptwriter, Multimedia Developer, Multimedia Designer, Computer-Based Training or Instructional Designer, Digital Graphic Designer, Webpage Developer, Interface Designer, Video/Audio Specialist, Video Editor or Animator.

Required Courses

ART142 Introduction to Digital Photography 3

CIS120DB Computer Graphics: Adobe Illustrator (3) OR
CIS120DF Adobe Photoshop Level I: Digital Imaging (3) OR
CIS120DG Fireworks: Web Graphics (3) 3

CIS120DC Adobe Animate: Digital Animation 3
CIS120DK Introduction to Digital Video Editing 3
CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems 3
+ CIS/MMT140 Survey of Multimedia Technology 2
+ MTC/TCM120 Introduction to Sound Design for Film and Video 3

+ MMT216 Multimedia Project Management (3) OR
CIS224 Project Management Microsoft Project for Windows (3) 3

+ CIS233DC Internet Web Development: Dreamweaver 3
+ CIS291 Business Video Projects 3
+ CIS220DK Advanced Digital Video Production: Premiere 3

CIS106AA Captivate: Video Presentations (1) OR
CIS106AB Camtasia: Video Presentations (1) 1

CIS120DL Digital Video Compositing: After Effects 3
MMT292 Multimedia Update 1
CIS220DC Flash: Advanced Animation and ActionScript 3

Credits: 40

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-24

General Education Core	Credits: 12-14

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
Any approved general education course in the First-Year Composition Area

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Oral Communication Area

Critical Reading	Credits: 0
Met by CRE101 or equivalent as indicated by assessment in Program Prerequisite area.

Mathematics	Credits: 3-5
MAT120 Intermediate Algebra (5) OR MAT121 Intermediate Algebra (4) OR MAT122 Intermediate Algebra (3) OR Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Humanities and Fine Arts Area

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
SBU200 Society and Business

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences Area

Program Competencies
1. Perform procedures of image manipulation through changes of resolution, mode selection, and image adjustment. (ART142) 2. Demonstrate CIS/Computer concepts and programming techniques. (CIS105) 3. Create digital video movies using basic video import, export, and editing functions. (CIS120DK) 4. Utilize Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) documents to embed Flash movies for delivery to the World Wide Web. (CIS120DC) 5. Perform the basic applications for graphic design and image correction using Adobe Photoshop. (CIS120DF, CIS120DG, CIS120DB) 6. Develop additions to different multimedia applications and evaluate them from an end-users perspective for their effectiveness and style. (CIS/MMT140) 7. Demonstrate analog and digital recording techniques in the field as well as in a controlled environment (MTC/TCM120) 8. Create an electronic portfolio of work. (CIS108) 9. Write a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an interactive video/multimedia project (MMT216, CIS224) 10. Design and develop comprehensive and interactive websites using Dreamweaver. (CIS233DC)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12/09/08

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.